“The way these guys played tonight, I’ve got to say the future of Plainview baseball is very bright when these kids get to high school.”

Last week the 13-year-old all-stars made their presence known at the West Texas State Babe Ruth tournament with a 23-4 win against Lamesa and 14-4 clobbering of Littlefield.

On Wednesday, the all-stars would have their first encounter with Levelland, who handed the squad their first loss in the double-elimination tournament by a score of 6-1.

In that game, Levelland got off to an early 2-0 lead after the first inning.

In the top of the second, Plainview cut the lead in half after Wrangler Haresnape scored off an Israel Cuellar single.

However, Levelland’s pitchers Kendal Durrett and Jacob Ochoa kept Plainview’s bats quiet for the rest of the night as Levelland’s offense put four unanswered points.

The loss knocked Plainview into the loser’s bracket for a Thursday re-match against Littlefield.

Littlefield put up a better fight this go-around as the two teams were level at 10 after seven regular innings.

Extra innings wouldn’t last too long as Plainview put the game to bed with 7 runs in the top of the eighth.

Trevor Townsend went 3-for-4 in the game with two doubles and five RBIs, while Nathaniel Armijo went 4-for-6 with one triple and four RBIs. Nathaniel Armijo also recorded nine strikeouts as the pitcher.

The win earned Plainview at spot in the big show Friday where they would face an undefeated Levelland.

“It was a heck of a game. They really battled back into the championship,” said Townsend.

On Friday, it was a nail-bitter as the Levelland and Plainview all-stars squared off in the championship game. If Plainview did pull off the first win, a game two would be played because Levelland had not yet lost in the double-elimination tournament.

In game one, Plainview struck first in the second inning after a single from Jacob Ochoa scored Adrial Florez.

Plainview picked up another run in the fourth after Wrangler Haresnape crossed the plate after an Adrial Florez RBI.

Plainview pitcher Wrangler Haresnape threw for seven solid innings, holding Levelland at two, while Plainview racked up another two points for the win.

“They left it all on that field that game and got the win,” said Townsend.

“Our kids stepped up and got some hits and the defense played great.”

The loss was the first for Levelland, so the two teams faced off again several minutes later to determine the tournament champion.

Game two was a totally different story for Plainview’s 13-year-old all-stars who fell 10-0 to Levelland.

“They just ran out of steam, they left it all on the field in game one and they just ran out of steam; however we are extremely proud of them.” Townsend said.

Plainview earned a runner-up trophy for the tournament but a second place finish would not advance the team to the Optimist regional tournament.